Roughshod (film)
| Roughshod | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Produced by | Richard H. Berger |
| Written by |
Story: Peter Viertel Screenplay: Hugo Butler, Daniel Mainwaring |
| Starring |
Gloria Grahame Robert Sterling John Ireland Claude Jarman Jr. |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
| Edited by | Marston Fay |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Roughshod (1949) is a black-and-white Western film directed by Mark Robson, starring Gloria Grahame and Robert Sterling.
Plot
Three escaped convicts led by Lednov kill three cowboys in Nevada and steal their clothes. They ride on looking for revenge against a rancher, Clay Phillips, who is warned by friend Jed Graham to get out of town.
Clay and younger brother Steve head toward Sonora, California with a herd of horses. They come across four stranded saloon girls, Mary, Marcia, Elaine and Helen, with a broken wagon wheel.
Helen's fiance turns up to take her home. Elaine, who is depressed and ill, flees. Steve saves her and they end up at the Wyatt ranch, where it turns out Elaine is a long-missing daughter. Back on the trail, Helen decides to stay with an Irishman named Fowler who has struck gold.
An argument later leads Mary to steal Clay's wagon, which act is quickly discovered by Clay and Steve. During the short chase, the wagon becomes detached from the horses and plummets into the adjacent creek. Clay dashes into the water and retrieves a semi-conscious and soaking wet Mary, who quickly comes to. Clay's concern for her well-being suddenly returns to anger as Mary, seeing the rest of her clothing floating away downstream, is concerned about that instead of Clay's wagon that she just destroyed. This only solidifies Clay's resolve that she not continue with him and Steve onto Sonora and so puts her on a passing stagecoach to the next town.
In the meanwhile, Lednov, in pursuit, comes upon the camp of Helen and Fowler and so roughs up Helen and kills Fowler to make her reveal where the Phillips brothers have gone. Upon finding them, a gunfight ensues, in which Clay and Steve are victorious, though Steve is wounded. Needing medical attention, Clay takes him to the town doctor where Mary appears and returns to Clay's arms.
Cast
- Robert Sterling as Clay
- Gloria Grahame as Mary
- Claude Jarman, Jr. as Steve
- John Ireland as Lednov
- Jeff Donnell as Elaine
- Myrna Dell as Helen
- Martha Hyer as Marcia
- George Cooper as Jim Clayton
- Jeff Corey as Graham
- Sara Haden as Ma Wyatt
- James Bell as Pa Wyatt
- Sean McClory as Fowler
- Robert Williams as McCall
- Steve Savage as Peters
- Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Gardner
Reception
The film recorded a loss of $550,000.[1]
References
- ↑ Richard B. Jewell, Slow Fade to Black: The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures, Uni of California, 2016
External links
- Roughshod at the Internet Movie Database
- Roughshod at AllMovie
- Roughshod at the TCM Movie Database